Best car in the world (at this moment in time)

1995 The year in cars: The BMW 7-series is the first car in Britain with a satellite navigation system. Unfortunately it’s two more years until software with maps of Britain is available. Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond abandons his Aston Martin for a BMW Z3 in GoldenEye.

It was bitterly cold out there at seven this morning, and as I watched my postman trudging up the street, past all the cars that I have on test, I could not help thinking that I had a better job than him. My desk is piled high with invitations from car firms to join them on exotic trips to faraway lands. And the cars outside include a Range Rover, a Porsche 911, a Fiat Cinquecento Sporting, a Mini Cooper, a Volvo T5 and a Jaguar.

But Postman Pat does at least need a modicum of skill, whereas all you need to be a motoring journalist is a head full of opinions. Car testing is the most inexact science invented. It is simply a case of whether you like the car, and I am sad to say this sometimes has little or nothing to do with the car itself. Most of